Authors: Al Dunning, Pat Close
ISBN-13: 9780911647396, ISBN-10: 0911647392
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
Date Published: August 2002
Edition: REVISED
The original version of this book was first published in 1983 and sold over 100,000 copies. In recent years, however, reining has changed and Al Dunning has fine-tuned his methods and techniques of training in order to stay among the top competitors. This brand-new edition, considerably larger than the original book, reflects the changes in Al's training program through updated copy and more than 300 new photographs. (8 x 11, 216 pages, b&w photos, diagrams)
1 | Selecting the Horse | 8 |
2 | Equipment | 16 |
3 | Facilities | 30 |
4 | Equitation | 34 |
5 | Breaking | 42 |
6 | Riding Outside | 62 |
7 | Backing | 68 |
8 | Body Control and Suppling | 82 |
9 | Circles | 96 |
10 | Picking Up Leads | 104 |
11 | Changing Leads | 110 |
12 | Stops | 128 |
13 | Turn-Arounds | 154 |
14 | Rollbacks | 182 |
15 | Advancing to the Bridle | 188 |
16 | Running a Pattern | 196 |
17 | Psychology of Training | 206 |
18 | Psychology of Showing | 212 |
Profile | 214 |